Study Process
Evaluation Process
Study Process

Study Process

The accompanying flowchart identifies the study process, click for detailed information:

Northern Colorado Truck Mobility/SH 14 Relocation Study - Study Process Study Process - click for Data Collection/Analysis Study Process - click for Stakeholder Outreach Study Process - click for Develop Study Goals and Objectives/Evaluation Criteria Study Process - click for Strategy/Alternate Route Development Study Process - click for Eliminate Unrealistic Strategies/ Alternate Routes Study Process - click for Strategy/Alternate Route Refinement Study Process - click for Comparative Screening Analysis Study Process - click for Strategy and Alternate Route Selection and Recommendation Study Process - click for Study Documentation/Next Steps

Evaluation Process

The alternative evaluation process consists of a two-phase screening process. The first phase, Eliminate Unrealistic Alternatives, eliminates alternatives that clearly do not meet the goals and objectives of the study. The second phase, Comparative Screening Analysis, compares the relative impacts and benefits of the alternatives based on how effectively they meet evaluation criteria. The evaluation criteria is developed early in the study with stakeholder and affected agency input and is based on study goals and objectives.

Based on stakeholder and affected agency input and previous studies, initial lists of strategies and alternate routes were developed. The strategies and alternate routes include options that have been evaluated in previous studies, tried in other jurisdictions, and new strategies and alignments.

Eliminate Unrealistic Alternatives

The unrealistic screening eliminates strategies and alternate routes that clearly do not address the needs of the study. Alternatives that are screened out at this level are eliminated from further consideration because they have no real chance of being implemented.

The following criteria was used to eliminate unrealistic non-route based strategies:

Northern Colorado Truck Mobility/SH 14 Relocation Study - Unrealistic Non-Route Based Strategy Screening

The following criteria was used to eliminate unrealistic route based alternatives:

Northern Colorado Truck Mobility/SH 14 Relocation Study - Unrealistic Route Based Alternative Screening

The evaluation is qualitative to this point and was conducted with input from trucking industry representatives to ensure that the appropriate strategies are carried to the next level. The screening analyses for both the alternate routes and non-route based strategies were presented to the various study committees for input and concurrence.

Comparative Screening Analysis

The remaining strategies and alternate routes, following the unrealistic screening, have been refined to provide the necessary detail to complete the comparative screening analysis.

The comparative screening analysis was conducted to develop the recommended strategies and alternate routes that best meet the study goals and objectives. The comparative analysis uses evaluation criteria that are currently being finalized as the basis for comparison.

Detailed information was collected from each strategy and alternate route to develop the necessary data to use in the comparative analysis. The comparative screening analysis is quantitative in nature and evaluates relative benefits and impacts of the strategies and alternatives.

The comparative screening was conducted with input from the study committees and the evaluation for both the alternate routes and non-route based strategies will be presented to the various study committees for input and concurrence for the final recommendations.

Northern Colorado Truck Mobility/SH 14 Relocation Study - Alternative Evaluation Process

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